Urequena language

Last updated
Urequena
Arequena, Uerequena, Urekena
Native to Putumayo River (in Colombia, Peru, or Brazil)
Eraattested c.1831
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog urek1234

The extinct Urequena language (also Urekena or Arequena) is a language variety that is closely related to Andoque. [1] It is known only from an unpublished word list by Austrian naturalist Johann Natterer that was probably recorded in June or July 1831. [2] [ where? ]

Contents

Vocabulary

The table below adapted from Jolkesky (2016) shows similarities between Urequena and Andoque. [3] :285 The Urequena (Uerequena, Arequena, [4] Orelhudos) data is from an undated 19th-century manuscript by Austrian naturalist Johann Natterer. [5] Natterer gives the Içá River (or Putumayo River) as the location of the language. [2]

English gloss
(translated)
Portuguese gloss
(Jolkesky 2016)
Urequena
(transcription)
Urequena
(IPA)
Andoque
1.S (I)1.Sno-, nö-no-, nə-no-, o-
3.S.INDEF3.S.INDEFni-, in-ni-, in-ni-, i-
1.P (we)1.Pkau-kau-ka(a)-
wateráguada u koüdaukʷɯdʌʉhʉ
bowarcobàarùbaarupãhã-se
bananabananakòka-rèkɔka-rækɒkɒ-pɤ
armbraço-nùka-nũka-nõka
headcabeça-nari-nari-tai:
canoecanoapau köpaukəpukə̃
rainchuvada oiédawiædɤʔi
fingerdedo-ni-rui-ni-rui-si-domĩ
toothdente-konì-konĩ-kónĩ
stomachestômago-tuu-tuː-tura
starestrelavuai kùiβuaikuifʉəkhʉ
tonguelíngua-tschoru-ʧoru-sonə̃
axemachadoföüɸəɯpʌʌ
maizemilhoschuuʃuusoboi
nosenariz-vüta-βɯta-pɤta
eyeolho-jakoü-jakoɯ-ákʌ
calf, lower legpantorrilha-va-βa-pã ‘perna’ ("leg")
legperna-va-tana-βa-tana-pã ‘perna’ ("leg"); -tanə̃ ‘osso’ ("bone")
netredekooma͠nkoːmãkomə̃
nailunhagovü-tarüɡoβɯ-tarɯ-si-kopɤ

See also

References